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Get fired up for something completely different By Paul Hunter There is nothing quite like Kiln on Xbox Series X, or any Xbox ...

Like in previous Tomodachi Life games, the story is entirely emergent, built from the daily interactions between your Miis ...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is celebrating its 40th Anniversary, having humble beginnings as an independent comic series and would later expand into feature films, animated series, toys and, of ...

Thirty years is a long time in gaming. Rayman designer Michel Ancel and programmer Frédéric Houde created the timeless 2D platformer and launched it on PS1 in 1995 as one of its day-one titles, and ...

Styx: Blades of Greed on PS5 brings the fan-favourite foul-mouthed goblin back after nearly nine years away, and it's the kind of warm welcome longtime fans have been waiting for. This third entry ...

Recently, I tweeted images captured during my playthrough of The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf and was met with a bunch of "wait, there's a new Smurfs game?" responses. Clearly this title has flown under ...

34 years after its hit release on the NES, Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn is back on modern consoles. Developed by Tengo Project, in partnership with Natsume Atari and published by ININ Games, this ...

The hit '90s arcade game Snow Bros. 2 is back, turned into a modern-day snowball fight absolutely worth jumping back into. Snow Bros. 2 Special isn’t just a revival, it’s a full-on frosty reunion.

I may be a bit late to the party, but when it comes to Mario games the party is always happening. Nintendo of Canada recently gave me the opportunity to review Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the latest ...

I've been waiting five long years to play Horizon Forbidden West, the sequel to 2017's outstanding Horizon Zero Dawn, and damn did this game not disappoint. Guerrilla Games is one of Sony's premiere ...

What a year for horror games! We're just over half way through 2022 and already we've had FOBIA, The Quarry, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Dying Light 2 to name some of the bigger titles. Next up is MADiSON, ...